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Written question asked by Lord Teverson (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 12 April 2021, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 April 2021. It was answered by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Conservative) on Monday, 26 April 2021 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Bees

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the occurrence of the small hive beetle in Europe, what plans they have to ban the import of honey bee queens from Italy.

Answer

Small hive beetle was first detected in Europe in 2014, in the far south of Italy, and safeguard measures have been maintained by the Italian authorities since then. While further cases have occurred in the same area in subsequent years, Small hive beetle has not been detected outside the far south of Italy.

Exports of honey bees from the affected region of Italy are not permitted. The Government has no plans to ban imports of honey bee queens from unaffected regions of Italy.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL14849
Session
2019-21
Subjects
Import controls Imports Italy Bees Pests
Link
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